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Even if Palin is not running for president, her book has some assurances of performing well. It will be co-published by Zondervan, the evangelical publishing division of HarperCollins, and distributed in both the general book market and the Christian market, whose sales can routinely trump those of books designed for a broader audience.

Palin will likely remain a lightning rod for years to come, and therefore an attractive subject for publishers. “She is a niche subject. You either passionately dislike her or passionately like her,” said Maneker. “People don’t buy books for information, people buy books because they have a feeling and the book puts them in touch with that feeling. If you like her and identify with her, you’ll pick up a book that gives you that feeling.”

Palin’s case also stands in contrast to other candidates who lost elections for higher office after spending years in the political spotlight, thus maxing out the public’s interest in their stories. After the 2000 campaign, Joe Lieberman and his wife, Hadassah, co-wrote “An Amazing Adventure: Joe and Hadassah’s Personal Notes on the 2000 Campaign,” which was published in 2003. Following the 2004 campaign, there was “The Candidate: Behind John Kerry’s Remarkable Run for the White House,” by Paul Alexander. Neither created much buzz.

Palin’s loss, however, potentially set her up for greater prospects, and the combination of her bright future plus the recent success of conservative books gave publishers reason enough to move quickly. Books by Mark Levin, Glenn Beck, Bernard Goldberg, Bill O’Reilly and Newt Gingrich have been holding steady spots on The New York Times best-seller list. “There is a hunger in the conservative marketplace for some clarity and for leaders who are speaking out,” said Marji Ross, president and publisher of Regnery Publishing, which has released a number of conservative titles.

As for the books written about Palin, political biographers will be facing stiff competition for readers with her own book looming large. But depending on what kind of book Palin writes, behind-the-scenes information on the governor and her whirlwind campaign could find success.

“She happened so fast that there was a lot of after-the-fact rushing around just trying to get the basic facts out during the campaign,” said Public Affairs’ Lisa Kaufman, who is editing a book titled “Sarah From Alaska: Inside the Political Arrival That Rocked American Politics — What Really Happened, What It Means, and What’s Next for Sarah Palin,” being written by CBS News’ Scott F. Conroy and Fox’s Shushannah Walshe. Both covered the Palin campaign as embedded reporters.

Last fall, in a runoff election between Georgia GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin, Palin visited the state on Chambliss' behalf. Chambliss ended up defeating Martin by 15 percentage points in the December runoff, after winning by just three points a few weeks earlier in the November general election.

"I can't overstate the impact she had down here," Chambliss told Fox News the day after the runoff. "When she walks in a room, folks just explode."

The conservative base of the GOP is a ready-made market for Sarah Palin's book and for other books about her. Conservatives love her and they will buy books that aren't critical of her. How many people who are not conservatives will buy her book...or books about her...is another question, but I think that her book sales will do very well with conservatives. That is a large enough market for her to make a a nice amount of money.

Last fall, in a runoff election between Georgia GOP Sen. Saxby Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin, Palin visited the state on Chambliss' behalf. Chambliss ended up defeating Martin by 15 percentage points in the December runoff, after winning by just three points a few weeks earlier in the November general election.

"I can't overstate the impact she had down here," Chambliss told Fox News the day after the runoff. "When she walks in a room, folks just explode."

Palin fufills a need for a simplified, Annie getcher gun and tough it out past- a desire that has increasingly affected political campaigns in this country and has contributed mightily to the actual decline of the USA. Americans are increasingly no longer just campaigning and "politicking" with slogans- they're living by them. The disenfranchised are becoming more hostile to complex solutions and those who espouse them. All we need is someone who "can kick some a**!!!!" Kicking a** is not going to solve widespread systemic issues with the economy, earned income levels, education, resources and a staggeringly corrupt government- at all levels. Palin or someone very much like her will ultimately find his or her way to power. God help us all when that happens.